The late postpartum period has the highest risk for maternal deaths, yet the standard of postpartum care in the US ends at approximately six weeks after birth.
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Research reveals that the enduring legacy of racism in medicine contributes to suboptimal communication and poor quality care for women.
Black and Hispanic women are less likely to receive an endometriosis diagnosis, reflecting a possible systemic bias or disparity in health care access.
Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.
9 Black women who were working on or recently earned their PhDs told a researcher they felt isolated and shut out.
A recent report found that black women are four times more likely to die while pregnant or just after childbirth, compared with white women.
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
Black women are half as likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared to white women.
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to have access to reproductive health services.
Black American women have disproportionate HIV infection rates – in part because of systemic and structural racism in the health care system.
New research points to a biological way that racism can lead to health disparities.
More people than ever are living with HIV, but people may overlook the fact that many of these long-term survivors are African-American women. They face unique social and health challenges.
African-American women aging with HIV often have histories of abuse and trauma, in addition to other medical conditions. Here, a few share their stories.
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Professor of Anthropology, American University
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Professor of Medical and Feminist Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Senior Research Scientist, Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor and Chair of Women’s Studies, San Diego State University
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Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Program Manager at the Jan Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Macalester College
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Associate Professor in Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning and Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Social Work, Director of Social Intervention Group, Columbia University
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Biostatistics, University of Ghana
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
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Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta